Word: funke
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...separate occasions; following founding member Slovak's death from 1988 to 1992, and once again from 1998 up to the present. Oft considered the finest of the Peppers' guitar players (or at least the best suited to the band's style), Frusciante brought an oblique, jazzy angle to funk in the same way Andy Summers reinterpreted reggae for The Police...
Hest offered the microphone to former high school classmate and lead singer of the 11-person funk band, Ben Scheuer '04, who demanded that the audience, who had listened to the previous groups intently while sitting, get up to get down. As a new addition to the band, Scheuer's rockstar persona jives well with his company and adds to FinkFankFunk's polished quality. As soon as the band began its cover of Red Hot Chili Pepper's "Aeroplane," it had the audience dancing on their feet...
This year, the band also welcomed new members bass guitarist Jesse Andrews '04 and assistant vocalist Malaika Butoyi '04; they incorporated them seamlessly into their funk juggernaut. Butoyi's rising and falling soulful vocals brought new depth to the band's voice. She and the other lead played off each other and the audience very well. Band cofounder Alex Scammon '01 says the band's goal is "to be irresistably groovy. To take grooviness over the top with overpowering horns and in your face attitude...
...evidenced by their performance, FinkFankFunk's talent is impressive and their appeal just as great. With the final chord of the evening played right at midnight, FinkFankFunk concluded the benefit concert of close to three hours of funk. Satisfied audience members filed out, asking, "When can we do that again...
Judging by the eagerness of the evening's performers to satisfy their audience, there will be more funk in the future...